French count and aviator jailed in bomber smuggling plot
In Miami a French count and a British ex- RAF acrobat pilot are jailed on charges under export control and neutrality acts for conspiring to smuggle seven B26 bombers worth over 250000 out of the United States. A naturalized American and another former flyer connected to Jamaica and Florida faces related scrutiny as Buffalo authorities file the complaint.
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Washington
Tns
Legion of Honor
Royal Air Force
Miami
FBI
Re Sfare
Ocala
Fla
Buffalo
Tampa
Port Avenue
Thanlaters
Avaladina Antonio
Jamaica
Sighting Near Santa Ana Reports Unidentified Object
Rex Heflin, 37, a county highway worker, photographed Aug 4 a sky object near Santa Ana California. He describes a 30 ft diameter eight ft thick craft that vanished as fast as a jet, noiseless with a light beam underneath, sighted near a US air facility. He does not believe in flying saucers.
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Rex Heflin
Santa Ana
Calif
Heflin
U.S
Grand jury opens inquiry into civil service charges
Lorain Mayor Woodrow W. Mathna and eight others were subpoenaed by the county grand jury to testify today on roles in alleged Civil Service misconduct. Also named are Lorain Service Director George Zunich and Civil Service Commissioners John Haenik Louis J. Rosso Jr. and Robert Lasco, Police Chief Robert L. Hirhe Lt. John Malinovsky and Sgt. George Metelsky, and Earl Allison chair of the State Personnel Board of Review. The probe stems from a dispute sparked by Councilman Joseph P. Smith in June alleging irregularities and possible rigging of examinations.
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Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Paul Mikus
Mathna
Lorain Service
George Zunich
Civil Service
John Haenik
Louis J. Rosso Jr
Robert Lasco
Robert L. Hirhe
John Malinovsky
George Metelsky
Earl Allison
State Personnel Board of Review
Grand Jury
Mikus
Allison
Smith
Hacnik and
Lasco
Rosso
Grand jury indicts two in slayings
Lorain County Grand Jury returned two first degree murder indictments and seven other indictments after reviewing cases. Indicted for first degree murder were Joseph Netsel of Columbia Nation and Cerelyn Denham of Lorain. Netsel allegedly killed his wife Betty with a hammer and knife at their home on September 14. Denham allegedly fatally shot her boyfriend Lester Jewell in Lorain on September 6.
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Lorain County
Joseph Netxel
Osborne Rd
Columbia Nation
Cerelyn Jean Denham
Sewell Ave
Lorain
Netsel
Betty
Lester Jewell
Lavain
Bresdway
Loree
Forest veteran tames alligator amid 118 year mystery
A Florida forest guardian guarding nearly 500000 acres risks a hand to feed an alligator he tamed while unraveling a mystery 118 years old. In North Ridgeville a group weighs legal action as zoning referendum controversy moves forward. Amherst approves nine months of work for first reading of zoning ordinance. Oberlin council restarts after faulty legislation delays sewer projects.
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Florida
North Ridgeville Group
Amherst
Indians Accept Ceasefire After UN Demand
New Delhi reports India tentatively accepts United Nations call for a ceasefire in the war with Pakistan. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri seeks Pakistan’s position before any formal statement. A midday Indian radio bulletin notes renewed Chinese border firing near Sikkim, with no Indian return fire. Bhutto departs Rawalpindi for the United Nations.
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United Press International
India
United Nations
Pakistan
New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Sikkim
China
Theradio
Shastri
Congress Party
U.N
New York
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Rawalpindi
Space walker to tour world by around the world trip
Rookie astronaut David R. Scott plans a global journey early next year. The mission aims to walk around the world in about six minutes, passing through Space Center Houston as a reference point.
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World Space Center
Houston
UPS
David R. Scott
Weather Showers Hit Northeast Area Today
Swany forecasts warm and humid conditions with scattered showers across the Northeast. A risk of late afternoon or evening thunder is noted, with a high reaching to be determined. Local moisture may bring periods of cooling rain later in the day.
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Oia
Water rate clash over Elyria to Clearview schools
Lorain County Prosecutor Paul J. Mikus urged Clearview Local School District to sue for a declaratory judgment in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to challenge a 450 percent water rate hike tied to city easement language. Elyria disputes the claim, saying rates are at the city’s discretion. bills show sharp increases for Clearview and Darling schools with a retroactive arrears charge.
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Elyria
Clearview
Lorain County
Paul J. Mikus
Board of Education
Mikus
J. C. William Tattersall
Safety Service
Jack M. Birchhill
Darling
Vatican approves worship declaration at Ecumenical Council
The Ecumenical Council voted 224 to 0 in favor of a declaration affirming freedom of worship. Supporters frame the move as a liberal victory for religious liberty while critics argue it risks religious indifference and secularism amid days of debate.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Secretariat For Promoting Christian Unity
Cleveland Council votes to curb air pollution by Sept 1966
The Cleveland City Council unanimously approves an ordinance requiring Cuyahoga Valley industries to end air pollution by September 30, 1966. The measure passed Monday night aims to reduce emissions and improve air quality across the valley.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga Valley
Lorain City Council Unanimously Opposes Blue Cross Rate Hike
City council approved a resolution protesting Blue Cross of Northeast Ohio proposed 18.6 percent hospital insurance increase. Councilman Alex Olejko said the move protects many elderly residents while William Parker urged lower costs as Medicare coverage grows. the measure will be sent to the Ohio Insurance Department for consideration.
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Lorain
Blue Cross
Ohio
Alex Olejko
Ohio Insurance Department
Olejko
William Parker
R-7
Last Day to Register for November Vote Warned
Countians slow to register as deadline nears. Election Board Clerk Lila Black urged residents to register by tomorrow. Headquarters at 115 Cedar St and 1205 Broadway Lorain open until 8 p.m today and 6 p.m. tomorrow, with special booths noon to 8 p.m. in wards and villages. Elyria office logged 40 new registrations and 39 address changes yesterday.
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Election Board
Lila Black
Cedar St
Broadway
Lorain
Elyria
DeVine Elected President Of Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Gregory S. DeVine of Lakewood Ohio was elected president of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road on Monday in Baltimore Maryland according to UPI reports.
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Baltimore, Md
UPI
Gregory S. DeVine
Lakewood
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fire at Tennessee State Fair. grandstand destroyed
A late night blaze at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville burned a grandstand and damaged exhibit buildings and sideshows. About 15 people were injured, including 10 firefighters, mainly from smoke inhalation. Officials closed the fair and will decide on reopening. Cause is undetermined.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Cliff Andrews
Andrews
An Khe Battle Toll Rises Amid Heavy Vietnam War Air Strikes
U S officials said the Viet Cong death toll at An Khe rose to 226 after 71 more bodies were found by American paratroopers. B52 bombers struck a suspected regional HQ in Quang Tin province, marking the war’s 29th air strike, as seven U S jets and a helicopter were downed.
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Saigon
UPS
An Khe
U.S
Air Force
Guam
Quang Tin Province
Viet Nam
China
Hainan Island
Gulf of Tonkin
Philip E. Smith
Smith
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Brigade
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Portugal
Joseph P. Smith
Oberlin Council
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William H. Gillies
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